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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Spirits Competitions

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As the CEO of Wine Country Network , I have extensive experience running professional beverage competitions. Our company started producing wine competitions in Colorado nineteen years ago. In 2014, we started the North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition. Planning, logistics, and patience are required.

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Everything You Need To Know About Ballantine’s

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Opening a second grocer’s shop in Edinburgh’s South Bridge area in 1836, George expanded to also operate as a wine and spirit merchant. In Glasgow, the business concentrated on the wine and spirit trade as George began to create his own blended whiskies in 1865. his, George Jr.,

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The Ultimate Guide To The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Whisky

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The cask used for finishing will usually have previously held a different type of spirit, wine, or other liquid. Graduating with a BSc in Biology, she joined The Balvenie in 2014 and in that time she has achieved a Masters in Brewing and Distilling and an MBA. After the initial maturation, the whisky is moved to a different cask type.

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5 New Distilleries for the Experienced Whisky Drinker

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Opened in 2014, with their first release being picked up with huge demand during COVID, Ardnamurchan have always been on the precipice of putting whisky out there that appeals to the regular drinker, and the more experimental ones.

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Ron Swanson’s Favorite Scotch: Your Ultimate Guide To Lagavulin & Nick Offerman

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After filming was completed, Lagavulin approached Offerman to promote the brand; leading the actor to film the ‘My Tales of Whisky’ Lagavulin commercials, a series of 50 adverts since 2014. Lagavulin’s malt was matured in a mix of heavily charred ex-bourbon and ex-red wine casks, creating the perfect whisky to accompany any medium-rare steak.

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Platinum Medal-Winning Single Malt Scotch Whiskies From The San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2024 – Part 1

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The whisky is a combination of both peated and unpeated spirit matured in four different casks: sherry, bourbon, virgin oak, and Madeira Island wine. In 2014, Diageo announced a new core range for Mortlach. The whisky is created in a similar way to the 30 Year Old.

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The Ultimate Guide To Islay Distilleries

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Today, Bowmore is owned by Beam Suntory, following Jim Beam’s purchase of Suntory in 2014. They remained so until 2001 when a group of Islay landowners and a London wine merchant pooled resources to purchase the distillery for £6 million. 1995 saw the distillery doors close and the stills become silent.

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